Vietnam Hosting 31st SEA Games

Vietnam Hosting 31st SEA Games

The somewhat delayed SEA Games 2021 will take place from 12-23 May 2022 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games features 40 sports across 526 events. The games will bring together 5,467 athletes from 11 different nations. “For...
SE Asian Tourism Faces Uneven Recovery

SE Asian Tourism Faces Uneven Recovery

International airline bookings to Southeast Asia reached 38% of pre-pandemic levels by late March, according to travel firm ForwardKeys. They were at less than 10% of 2019 levels at the start of the year. Singapore and the Philippines lead a sharp uptick in bookings....
TIkTok Stepping Beyond Dance

TIkTok Stepping Beyond Dance

TikTok’s recommendation algorithm was selected as one of the top 100 global breakthrough technologies by MIT Technology Review in 2021. This shows why TikTok has gained fast adoption amongst users, says Manas Sabnis, head of brand strategy for Southeast Asia and...
South Asia Facing Multiple Crisis

South Asia Facing Multiple Crisis

The World Bank says growth in South Asia, already uneven and fragile, will be slower than previously projected. While some countries experienced a solid rebound in GDP growth, it said Afghanistan faced a humanitarian crisis, Pakistan a political crisis, and Sri Lanka...
China Now Top App Developer

China Now Top App Developer

China has overtaken the United States for the first time to dominate a new list of the top 52 app publishers around the globe. 17 Chinese companies are now listed on the annual Top 52 Publisher list released by data.ai. China’s top gaming and social media...